All change at CRT
All change at CRT with new Regional Directors CRTâs new regional structure was put in place on 4th June and the following Regional Directors have been appointed: London & South East â Ros Daniels. She has extensive experience of the heritage and tourism sector, most recently as Head of Historic Properties, London at English […]
In the Chair July 2018
Can you hear us? Stella Ridgway is looking forward to meaningful discussions with CRT, rather than just being fed information. CRT was in its infancy when we moved onto our boat. You may remember Richard Parry held road-shows and regular meetings with boating organisations, and seemed to genuinely want to listen to boaterâs views. Admittedly, […]
NABO News Editorial July 2018
The three Rs – Rebranding, reorganisation and reactions Editor, Peter Fellows, takes the collective pulse of boaters after the latest changes by CRT. CRT rebranding continues to provoke reactions, with many questioning why signs that are only read by boaters were changed within days of the relaunch â most boaters know what CRT is. […]
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NABO and GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new EU law that will come into effect on 25 May 2018, to replace the current Data Protection Act. It’s the biggest overhaul of data protection legislation for over 25 years and it will introduce new requirements for how organisations process personal data. It means that we […]
Crime prevention
Crime prevention The Regents Canal and surrounding area is experiencing increased robberies and burglaries and the Bow West Safer Neighbourhood Team, CRT and the Metropolitan Police have issued the following advice to boaters, which is applicable in any urban area: Donât make your boat attractive to thieves Thieves are always on the lookout for easy […]
All-Party Parliamentary Waterways Group meeting in March 2018
All-Party Parliamentary Waterways Group In March, the group called a meeting between waterway organisations and ThĂŠrèse Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment with responsibility for the waterways, and Richard Parry. However, it gave NABO only four daysâ notice, so the Council was unable to find a member who could attend. Instead NABO […]
Popular locks
Popular locks CRT has released its annual boat movement report for 2017, which shows that the South East, North Wales & Borders and the West Midlands waterways remain the most popular cruising areas. The total recorded lockage in 2017 was 2.6% lower than in 2016, with the busiest site at the paired locks at Hillmorton […]
Report on NINF meeting
Report on NINF meeting The National Inland Navigation Forum (NINF) met at the St. Pancras Cruising Club in February. This forum continues to be a useful meeting point, bringing together navigational bodies including CRT, EA and other waterways â especially important at this time, given the on-going saga about the relationship between EA and CRT. Eight […]
In the Chair April 2018
In the Chair Beasts and Breaches Well winter seems like it is really cross, it keeps storming out and then storming back in shouting âand another thingâ. We have six inches of snow again, although we are not iced in this time. Last week was fun going for water, with frozen snow on top of […]